Muslims in Singapore will celebrate Hari Raya Haji on June 29, the Republic’s top Islamic leader said on Sunday. In a media statement, Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir said that based on astronomical calculations, the crescent moon did not appear at sunset on Sunday, signifying...
Also in January, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli signed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, an agreement for the 2023 pilgrimage with Saudi Minister of Haj and Umrah Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al Rabiah.
The festival of Hari Raya Haji also sees the ritual of korban, which involves the slaughtering of livestock, such as sheep and lambs. The meat is then distributed to fellow Muslims and the needy.
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